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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Shrouds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Captain's last name?
(a) Hayburn.
(b) Hawthorne.
(c) Crayburn.
(d) Cawthorne.

2. Where is Jessie's bed on the ship?
(a) In the galley.
(b) In the forecastle.
(c) In the hold.
(d) In the tween decks.

3. What does Jessie notice in the galley after the wind dies?
(a) Stacks of wooden bowls.
(b) A huge cauldron.
(c) Chains.
(d) A large barrel of coffee grinds.

4. What do the men who take Jessie say he is worthless without?
(a) His hide.
(b) His shoes.
(c) His clothes.
(d) His fife.

5. What is Jessie most afraid of as he is taken through the marshes?
(a) Alligators.
(b) Quicksand.
(c) Not making it back home.
(d) Cottonmouth snakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the voyage supposed to take?

2. How is the weather on Jessie's first day at sea?

3. What bent the trees on an island Jessie sees off the ship?

4. How long has Jessie been at sea when the wind dies?

5. How much does the Captain pay for each slave?

(see the answer key)

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